Advances in enzymatic synthesis of D-amino acids

L Pollegioni, E Rosini, G Molla - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In nature, the D-enantiomers of amino acids (D-AAs) are not used for protein synthesis and
during evolution acquired specific and relevant physiological functions in different …

Considerations for the Scale‐up of in vitro Transaminase‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Amines

JØ Madsen, JM Woodley - ChemCatChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In vitro transaminase catalyzed asymmetric synthesis is not a new phenomenon in the
biocatalytic toolbox. Our group published a review on process consideration for these …

Structure-Guided Engineering of d-Carbamoylase Reveals a Key Loop at Substrate Entrance Tunnel

Y Liu, G Xu, J Zhou, J Ni, L Zhang, X Hou, D Yin… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A d-carbamoylase Ni HyuC from Nitratireductor indicus was identified with high catalytic
activity toward N-carbamoyl-d-tryptophan (3a). To further enhance its efficiency, both …

State-of-the-art strategies and research advances for the biosynthesis of D-amino acids

F Wang, H Qi, H Li, X Ma, X Gao, C Li, F Lu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
D-amino acids (D-AAs) are the enantiomeric counterparts of L-amino acids (L-AAs) and
important functional factors with a wide variety of physiological activities and applications in …

Regio-and stereo-selective amination of fatty acids to d-amino acids by a three-step one-pot cascade

X Yu, XY Chen, HL Yu, JH Xu, ZJ Zhang - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocatalytic regio-and stereo-selective functionalization of renewable fatty acids for
sustainable synthesis of value-added chiral chemicals is highly desirable but remains a …

Overview on multienzymatic cascades for the production of non-canonical α-amino acids

S Martínez-Rodríguez, JM Torres, P Sánchez… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The 22 genetically encoded amino acids (AAs) present in proteins (the 20 standard AAs
together with selenocysteine and pyrrolysine), are commonly referred as proteinogenic AAs …

Development of a biocatalytic cascade for synthesis of 2-oxo-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl) butyric acid in one pot

J Xu, K Zhang, H Cao, H Li, F Cheng… - Biocatalysis and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Oxo-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl) butyric acid (PPO) is an important precursor compound
for the broad-spectrum herbicide l-glufosinate (L-PPT). In this study, the gene of d-amino …

In vivo biosynthesis of tyrosine analogs and their concurrent incorporation into a residue-specific manner for enzyme engineering

Y Won, H Jeon, AD Pagar, MD Patil… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we report the development of an efficient cellular system for the in vivo biosynthesis
of Tyr-analogs and their concurrent incorporation into target proteins by the residue-specific …

Semi-rational engineering of ω-transaminase for enhanced enzymatic activity to 2-ketobutyrate

L Zhang, Y Hong, J Lu, Y Wang, W Luo - Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Transaminases (EC 2.6. 1. X, TAs) are important biocatalysts in the synthesis of
chiral amines, and have significant value in the field of medicine. However, TAs suffer from …

Enzymatic cascade systems for D-amino acid synthesis: progress and perspectives

A Fan, J Li, Y Yu, D Zhang, Y Nie, Y Xu - Systems Microbiology and …, 2021 - Springer
D-amino acids, different from the ubiquitous L-amino acids, are recognized as the
“unnatural” amino acids. The applications of D-amino acids have drawn increasing interest …